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[@ReachSkyla]

Watching people play video games is pretty much the same as watching people play sports. Neither of the viewers are actually playing the game but find it entertaining to watch other people play. It's even more entertaining the harder the challenge is-just like sports. Yet somehow people can't wrap their minds around that similarity.

[@MrBlitz2000]

+ReachSkyla Truth

[@TheTruestZero]

+ReachSkyla My philosophy. If i can't play a game that i really want, i watch it on internet. Hell, most of the games that i started to play these years were from Let's Play Channels.

[@ReachSkyla]

Zero The Bloodedge When i was younger i never could beat metroid prime. I didnt know what the endings were and it drove me crazy! I saw an LP of metroid prime and finally saw the ending and felt such closure. Some people don't know how exciting it can be to watch someone complete a full journey and even do the harder difficulties that you could never do.

[@edwin4625]

+Zero The Bloodedge Amen.

[@edwin4625]

+ReachSkyla I only own a PC now for gaming. And since I like to upgrade my PC every 4-6 month a year, I spend it on those parts. Instead of buying any consoles like PS4 or Xbox One. So when it comes to console only exclusives, since I don't own any consoles I like to enjoy watching LPs go through the game(s) I take interest in seeing. But when it comes to just pure story like "The Last of Us", I tend to watch whole movie cut scenes with included game play needed to bridge each cut scene. Anyone can experience any full game through many 'Let's Player(s)" videos.

[@FpSMuffin]

Achievement hunter was also made as an excuse for Geoff to play video games at work xD

[@mitchlol5710]

So true lol, but he's happy he got that excuse lol

[@hi34569]

Wow this video was actually really informative it doesn't seem like it was making fun of let's plays at all. Great video guys.

[@agust5215]

hi34569 Yeah :)

[@muckymucks]

hi34569 It could have used a little more ridicule.

[@Xa_WEh]

Thats the problem though. This was not what i was looking for.... I hate 95 % of the lets players i see in my recommendations every one of them makes there voice sound like they just bit there tongue and they get extremely loud for no apparent thing... And worstly they are not themselves and think that they have to be and are funny. You should always be yourself. That is why I wanted this episode to be funny and to make fun of for example the fact that every random thing Pewdieguy does gets him a mountain if money... and that was just missing

[@niaford690]

fritenboy i would do a lets play, i know how to do games and edit, but my mic sucks ,my voice is horrible over the computer, and i have a lower end computer. should i lets play?

[@Xa_WEh]

Edward Ford If you really want to do lets plays, then do it. But in my opinion the quality of footage is highly important...i would even say Sound is more important than video. If your mic. is bareable and the footage is not too bad, then do lets plays if you want. I suggest you get a better computer first, then you can play games on your own or record things like montages or in general things without sound. If you get a new mic. and are older than 16, then do lets plays if you are still interested, but never expect to be succesful.

[@robinkarlberg4679]

LET'S PLAYERS "We had no idea we'd get this big" "And we're not stopping any time soon" That's what she said

[@michaelbarabash3282]

robin karlberg HOLY FUCK your right. Didn't even notice.

[@Odin005100]

So theyre fat

[@niaford690]

Odin005100 your not thinking bad enough

[@AlexGellel]

It's a fair point really. Some people give Let's Players shit, but they're legitimate entertainers just like any comedian or actor, and people wouldn't get mad when the latter two get paid a fair amount for the equivalent attention.

[@elbuhdai605]

This is not "If Let's Play-ers Were 100% Honest With Us" This is more like a mini-documentary about it. ._.

[@fatetestarossa2774]

indeed

[@lordilluminati5836]

ugh, I expected them to do better.

[@ambien7eplays277]

I'm just started a lets play channel would love some feedback we all gotta start somewhere :)

[@McNoat]

mini advertisement video, yes.

[@Nazrat84]

I don't think Let's Playing is easy as people want to assume it is. It requires charisma and maintaining an e-celebrity status, in which the entire job depends on, and this involves a lot of pressure that's not stable at all. I cannot imagine that as a full time job, because I doubt it's "just playing video games" 24/7, some of it is acting, a lot of it is editing, and a HUGE chunk of it is maintaining a presence and competing with other LPers who also happen to be friends/rivals. And let's not forget streaming, doing all of this live and being the source for so much shit LPers get as a result of them fucking up. With that being said, I'll be the first to admit I tend to gravitate towards LPers still in the "I do it for fun" mentality such as Cr1tikal. Guy actually donates all his earnings. Holy shit he's amazing to not fall to temptation. I can't stand rip-off LPers, since to me it's the equivalent of "Check out muh mixtape bruh!" The guys who do it for fun learn for themselves what people like and can be original where people who do things by the book are so blatant about being in it for themselves it takes away any potential charm they have, hard work or not, and with LPs they need to be able to have that charm to even be appealing.

[@IanVehrmt]

Nazrat84 I agree. A lot of people don't understand that managing a community and deciding on new content is actual work - the kind someone in the marketing department would get paid to do in a large corporation, but you don't see them in full view when that happens.

[@spe054]

Nazrat84 Thank YOU!! *insert thank you gif here*

[@Cyber_Striker]

Nazrat84 This times a million.

[@freaskydoodle999]

Nazrat84 might aswell say streaming is a death sentence im reffering to swatting unless you have the right proxy

[@Tripster60]

Don't forget you have to render the videos as well

[@TheCapitalistic]

"Editing is really hard!" Especially when you get someone else to do it!

[@TheY2AProblem]

If Buzzfeed was 100% Honest

[@nathandipietro1896]

TheY2AProblem That has nothing to do with gaming though

[@joned1000]

No!! We want match mojo.....

[@chainsofgames]

TheY2AProblem We don't care what we're saying either.

[@muthesquirrel]

No, lets plays are a step DOWN from video walkthroughs. Video walkthroughs actually help you be better at a game by teaching you things, lets players teach you what not to do by doing everything wrong while screaming at the tv just because they're pretty shit at games or are just faking it so they can scream and up their views. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

[@arturiaemiya3877]

+Andy Semple i said the exact same thing in my head when he claimed it to be a step up. I remember when walkthroughs were some of the only gameplay on sites like youtube, which worked because it helped players who were stuck in the game. Now, its really popular to just play the game for the first time on stream/video, so your playthrough wont help the player. Its alot harder to find decent walkthroughs these days because of the over-saturation of lets plays. He males point about video editing, which certainly is more difficult than recording, but editing a lets play video is just a boring process, not a hard one. It also depends on your recording sessions, and what kind of commentary you are trying to provide. Im not saying these people have no right to make money off of it, no all the money to them, but not power because they are whats causing actual helpful walkthroughs to be overshadowed. There is also inherent differences between things like lets plays and sports commentary. With sports commentary, most of the people commentating were pro sports players at one point, which is harder than being good at a video game, no matter what an LPer claims. On top of that, they have to know their shit, and provide insightful commentary on the sport while its playing. There is quality control, thats why sports commentators deserve more respect, because they have to be good at their job. WIth LPers, no ones there to take you offline when you suck at your job. You can be the worst LPer in the world, and still make money. As long as you have the right equipment(capture card, mic, editing software and an internet connection) you can become an LPer anytime you want. The same cant be said with professional sports commentators. I would almost go as far as to say that 1/100 LPers actually have insightful commentary, but thats just based on my experience. Despite it being a job to them, its rare that any LPer actually shows any regards to professionalism. At least with old walkthrough, they required more effort to actually show people where items were, or the best way to go about beating a boss. Now, its just gameplay and off the cuff commentary. I respect LPers who hold themselves to a standard, but thats rare i find

[@TheMisterJinglez]

+Andy Semple Actually what you are talking about is a Guide, not a Walkthrough. A Walkthrough is entertainment for those interested in the contents of the game. A Let's Play is entertainment for those who are more interested in seeing reactions and opinions on the game. They may not care as much for the contents of the game itself. A Guide is as you described, educational tips like the game manuals sold in stores for people stuck or curious about content they missed or cannot overcome. There are plenty of walkthroughs with players that have no interest in showing you the best way, and just want to crap out the game content as soon as possible so people hyped about the game will come find their channel.

[@arturiaemiya3877]

most walkthroughs(or at least, old walkthroughs) could be considered guides(even the term walkthrough comes from the fact that they walk you through a game, step by step), but they were still called walkthroughs. Sure, there always were bad walkthroughs, but a good amount of them were actually helpful. I understand that LPs are meant for a different kind of audience, people who are interested in personalities rather than the game, but i do think that they often overshadow(mainly because of the larger audience) good walkthrough/guides.

[@TheMisterJinglez]

Arturia Emiya So then what would you call videos that aim to tell you the story rather than guide you through them easily? Because I know if I search for a "Walkthrough", that is what I am going to get.

[@arturiaemiya3877]

that is a playthrough, playthroughs exist just to show the player the game. At least thats what i would call it, granted, it is my opinion LPs are content meant to entertain through the LPers personality Playthroughs are meant to show the viewer the game, not necessarily methods of being great at the game, but just showcasing the game Walkthroughs/guides are meant to show players how its done, so to speak. Show them how to do things better(like, how to solve a puzzle in an adventure game, or some good ways of taking on bosses, or where some hidden items are) Granted, you can have hybrids. Like, an LPer could also be showcasing the whole game rather than just using the game as a catalyst for reactions. A walkthrough can also have a persons personality shine through, and so on and so forth. I guess the reason why i define these things this way is because i think definitions are important. I dont think its fair to people who do any of these types of videos to mislabel them. It wouldnt be fair to an LPer to say they are making guide videos, and the same can be said for people that do guide videos/walkthroughs. Yes, its petty and trivial in the grand scheme of things, but, arent games also trivial in the grand scheme of things. Feel free to disagree, this is my opinion, and of course i will stick by it, but i can also see why one might disagree with me.

[@The_GameAddict]

If CD Projekt RED were 100% honest with us.

[@EgonCom]

The GameAddict But they are :P

[@biggsydaboss3410]

The GameAddict They'd talk about supporting console gamers over PC gamers, because of the fuck tonne of pirated copies that went around of the second instalment of their trilogy. #PCMasterRace More like #PirateCopyMasterRace

[@dvorapat]

Biggsy IsGod Like you can't play pirate games on flashed console right.... stop saying it like pirated versions exists only on PC ffs. I find it a lot worse when someone flashes their console, pirate the game and pay monthly for some kind of shit gold service with which you can then play the game online with pirated version. Most of the pirated games on PC can't be played online _(like BF3, BF4 and others which needs to be vertified via official central servers in order to play multiplayer)._ Btw. I'm not defending pirating in any way.

[@taediumjackson3762]

Tortóon De Magge It's a lot more difficult on console. It's possible, but you have to be more dedicated to it than on PC.

[@amshermansen]

Taedium Jackson It really isn't...

[@coconuthead1361]

It honestly was pretty good clickbait.

[@ChippyGaming]

amen sir amen!!

[@Hennal_]

hi chippy!

[@ronaldsonjoseph8061]

OMG CHIPPYGAMING

[@yacoale8153]

+ChippyGaming can I ask you a favor? I want to know your demographic I want to know the average age of a lets player subscriber

[@eljoshu7991]

CHIPPYGAMING I LOVE UR CHANNEL IM SUBSCRIBED

[@supermagicalcookie2400]

Chippy I did not know u came here.

[@thesaltyspittoon6867]

The lets play movement has only been super popular for like two-three years and its already massively oversaturated. Hell even individual games have to many lets players focusing solely on them like Fifa, COD and certain indie horror games. The problem is that there are far too many lets players who are not only not good at the games they play but also not really funny. I understand editing isn't a work in a park but all they're doing is taking recorded footage and fitting the audio with it, occasionally adding sound effects and graphics... Not really that hard. Hell some gamers just film themselves playing the game (some guys like DSP are so retarded they film the screen they're playing on)

[@TheZaz969]

Gothams Reconing There are some channels that take a different route, away from horror games and cawwadoody. Try finding some small ones, they usually have some entertaining content

[@129das]

Video editing is only hard depending on what you are doing. Lets plays are record it done. After that maybe they add stuff or do cuts. But it is nothing to overstate about.

[@TheZaz969]

129das For me i have to sync up audio, cut it all apart keeping the audio, and then the rendering begins. Thats 2 hours of my time that i have to wait while it renders slowly.

[@KQY614]

+Todd Howard who is DSP?

[@solotaughtme]

+R3DD3AD47 darksydephil but he doesn't anymore i don't think

[@WilloftheNinja]

What's the name of the song that always plays at the end?

[@gamingwildlife]

WilloftheNinja kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoncpWh-mpaXgNE

[@chronocrush9651]

WilloftheNinja music

[@chronocrush9651]

Click to Revive I heard that was a good song. Could you tell me the lyrics?

[@chronocrush9651]

Click to Revive but I was never taught how to hear a internets :/

[@chronocrush9651]

Click to Revive wow you is such a comedians can me has yoar autogref?

[@20cnVision]

I have no problems with let's plays, but I think it's kinda sad how the other channels like Corridor digital who put alot more effort into their videos (you can not deny this) get less rewarded. Sure Corridor digital for example still has their 2+ mio views on every video, but I't like 1 video a month and with alot of work, special effects, costumes, actors and all that stuff, while a simple let's play from pewdiepie get's over a million views too, every day. (and there are even smaller channels with really high effort in their videos, but way too less people who actually care about it). It's kinda sad to see where this whole Let's Play thing is moving, because I feel like most really creative channels will get lost in the future.

[@ghostfreak1309]

Too true, man. Too true. I wanna be a let's player, but I have a constant fear of failure.

[@20cnVision]

Gaming Jazz Well. let's plays are fun to record and to make, and when you allready mae some you'll become more confident with it. Most let's players started with videos were they barely talked or even muted themself. But after a while you'll be able to talk freely and without any fear. And sure, you wont have viewers at the beginning, but you'll gain them over time, no matter if you're videos are high quality or not, there's allways someone who will like them.

[@JaanZase]

+JustCommentingYourComments blame their audience, man.

[@Snake22091]

+JustCommentingYourComments It's because after you wait a LOONG time you basically lose interest, it's a sad truth.

[@EliteRocketBear]

+JustCommentingYourComments You're comparing the most subscribed channel on youtube to someone who is middle of the pack. Not exactly a fair comparison.

[@Cyber_Striker]

It takes me a while to do my video's ;-; Since people are used to a certain level of video's now, Recording a game, and slapping it on the internet isn't good enough. Now people want quality, which is getting harder and harder as its getting saturated and people won't look twice at your videos if its just recorded and slapped up on the internet. I'm terrible at editing myself, but I'm getting better at it

[@themcjarhead1383]

Tanika's Misadventures Most people really don't realize this. They'll record like 3 matches of Call of Duty or Minecraft or something like that, then post it on the internet without editing or anything and then they get upset and quit KZbin after like a month because they thought they would be famous by now. That's why I think that you want to keep the mentality as doing it for a job or for fun and not being focused on becoming the next pewdiepie :/

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

TheMinecraftJarhead Yup, most people do not realize how much work it takes to edit stuff. My channel is full of random stuff that I just put up to show friends, but even most of those take several hours at least to edit. My last model train video may be half an hour long, but I started with over two hours of footage, it takes a lot of time to figure out what to leave in and what to cut out.

[@themcjarhead1383]

scottthewaterwarrior Don't forget 30 minute videos are a pain to upload, especially with slow internet/computer XD

[@GetDunkedJin]

TheMinecraftJarhead I agree with what you said about maintaining the fun mentality, but I think if you start making gaming your job rather than a hobby, you will start to get sick of it and the magic of it is lost. Even if you force it by acting, it just comes across as not being genuine (which is the feeling I get from most famous channels these days). If any channel starts out wanting to do this sort of thing, it's never good to force it first, that comes later if you really want to dedicate yourself to it. Making quality on your channel page, a bit of quantity to boost the video count, playing niche games which are hardly uploaded and making connections with other channels is necessary for starting gaming channels these days. I maintain 2 separate channels; this one for gaming with my friends and another for my professional background (university 3D course + Game Art portfolio). This channel I sort of neglect a bit mainly because I'm busy with my work, but when I do update it I do it during my free time with heart, never during my work time. I'd probably pay a bit more attention to it (i.e. dedicate some of my work time) if it had something like 500 subs, but I have no idea if it'll ever make that much.

[@pokefanover900000000]

Ohhhh interesting channel.....

[@Danmarinja]

Holy shit I literally just clicked subscribe and this video showed up in my feed

[@hristaki99]

Danmarinja So?

[@schmidtyMC]

Umm. That's what subscribing does?

[@Wolfen_II]

schmidtyMC it usually doesn't

[@Danmarinja]

I mean, I clicked subscribe, then checked my subscriptions and it was top of the list.

[@hristaki99]

Danmarinja The subscriptions show the videos by the channels you've subscribed to ordered by age. You subscribed a few minutes after he uploaded the video so that video was the newest one in your subscriptions.

[@thez28camaroman]

As a director and editor of short films and occasional video game content creator, I can safely say that editing "let's plays" for the most part is nothing. They're linear. Adding graphics takes a few minutes, each depending on the type, but otherwise editing should only take a few hours most. Look through the footage, cut out the fat and polish it up. My short films take 5-20 hours depending on length and they're only 5-15 mins long. That doesn't include all the work of getting actors script writing and storyboarding. Sheesh, I imagine you guys at Gaming Wildlife went through more work on this video than Pewdiepie does for his hour long scream fests.

[@thez28camaroman]

***** Wait, what? May you please clarify? All I was trying to say is that LP's take barely any editing, that's all. I am not for or against them, but I don't agree with Gaming Wildlife's statement @ 2:44. Video editing is hard, but LP's are pretty easy, and when you do it enough, it is really is no work at all.

[@MeanMisterMurph]

You're not a director stfu you're probably just a kid with a DSLR or a really expensive camera

[@thez28camaroman]

Jon Mercado An amateur director is a director none the less. I just have not gotten paid for my work...

[@thez28camaroman]

***** I try my best to reserve my judgments. By no means do I hate let's players, and by no means is it as easy as recording footage of somebody playing a game and just commentating over it. If that was the case, then everyone would be popular. That said, it's easier to make than most other type of content. I just don't like it when people defend the editing behind it, or really lack thereof. The content is enjoyed through the personality of the people involved, not the work put in.

[@thez28camaroman]

***** Not having time to edit =/= time consuming editing. If you weren't a hardworking student and could just work on let's plays, I imagine it'd be rather simple.

[@TheFyy6y]

so darksydephil must be working his ass off with all of his astounding video editing then

[@Comickid15]

"How dare you defend people who started off doing something fun as a hobby and got a lucky break when they got famous and rich off of it! Everyone is supposed to slave at shitty jobs and be poor just like us! Waaa waaa waa!" -99% of the comments here. I hate to use the jealousy comeback here since it's done to death, but it really fits. People are so envious that they have minimum wage or low-paying shit jobs and these guy makes millions doing their hobby, that they can't see straight. Hell, I'm a bit jelly myself, I'd love to make millions playing, reviewing, and commentating on games, and jacksepticeye is a prime example of how the demand is STILL there even if you're a mile behind the curve (and not nearly as funny as the rest, but that's just my opinion on him), so for those who claim it's too easy and anyone could do it, I say try it out with a few videos. Buy the software, do the screen capturing, sync the audio and video, edit the videos, and post them for next to no views until you gain traffic, then when you get famous, come back and say how easy it was.

[@jasonstr3ak666]

i completely agree......these people are like angry kids that cry when they see another kid having fun

[@justincanu9153]

You do realize that a lot of the comments are more annoyed at either the fact that they equated the minimal editing in let's plays as actually being hard when that's simply not true or the fact that despite every other video they've done showing both the good and the bad of the subject all they did in this focus on the good or simply went off on an ego stroke tangent.

[@jasonstr3ak666]

+justin canu everything that these people are complaining about is something good.....why would anyone be angry that entertaining people is becoming more easy everyday, that just means that we all have more of a chance of being successful because it requires little effort..... yet they still find some way to complain and pout about other people's success

[@Comickid15]

justin canu Have you ever once edited a video that wasn't just instant Windows Movie Maker text-on-picture stuff? If not, you have no idea until you do.

[@jasonstr3ak666]

+Comickid15 yes i have

[@MrAppleSalad]

If Scott Cawthon Was 100% Honest With Us

[@trashboat2165]

No

[@thedarius2751]

That guy donated 250.000$ to charity! He can milk that game franchise how much he want!

[@trashboat2165]

u mad? and the good thing is that number 4 will be the last one thank god cause ive had enough of this game and how annoying it is and the worst part is....the fandom oh dear god!

[@supermutantninjasandvich9626]

MrAppleSalad No, man, just no, I don't think there's really anything dark behind Scott. He's just an innocent and nice guy.

[@MrAppleSalad]

MartyrMeDarky exactly, it would be cool to see how they think that he thinks about the community and things like that

[@ThatEntityGirl]

This isn't even a parody, it's a real informative video on the history and mechanics of let's players and their success! It's awesome!

[@Terestrasz]

You called the Game Grumps comedians? Really? It's like... you put a camera into two peoples' room when they were playing games and they expect you to get a bunch of in jokes.

[@BlazeBluetm35]

+Terestrasz well...it works.

[@yodadoggaming]

It can get pretty good sometimes. Like a podcast.... With games

[@waitwhat9063]

Hmm... a guy walking on a stage.. telling jokes.. equally as pathetic.

[@BlazeBluetm35]

Algi pathetic? it takes guts, stage fright exists for a reason.

[@waitwhat9063]

***** same goes with commentary charisma. You have very limited time to edit.

[@stevedoidoultimate4815]

What about the LP that think they're above the copyright law and boycott not getting paid to play what others people do?

[@pepsiman9593]

I can't stand gameplayers like PewDiePie, Markiplier, jacksepticeye, jelly and all those other types of let's play, you know the ones that scream into the microphone and tend to be as loud as possible, some can't even make one sentence without shouting, it's just really annoying.

[@holdenroberts6973]

Well I like watching that stuff.

[@platinumgamer8619]

More like you are jealous.

[@pepsiman9593]

PlatinumGamer wait, so just because I have an opinion which disagrees with those types of KZbinrs automatically means that I'm jealous? Dude it's called personal preference.

[@MrMastrmonstr]

Yup people are asshole TBH it just all gets boring and old real quick. I get annoyed when i'm doing things how i want to do things and I hear something like "If you want to be popular and make and be famous you have to be loud and scream into the mic or (insert anything that the big guys do here.... )" It's KZbin I'll make it my own way on my own terms and i'm not going to spend hours in editing try to paste together 20+ hours of good clips when overall i'm just not that great at playing a game. so toa Akutane i get where your coming from and i find it sad that there aren't that many people breaking away from that mold that aren't as well know.

[@MediocreLPC]

Yeah I can't stand that. I try to stay away from that in my videos but I'm just as guilty sometimes. People just like over the top.

[@shadowphill81]

I honestly love watching people's reactions to the games I love, I find them hilarious so good enough for me.

[@IosonoOtakuman]

Well, as the first italian gameplayer ever, I started everything only because I wanted to share something with the world and to let enjoy the games like they were movies, not for money. Only many years later all this "let's player partnership" changed everything. All that I can say is: I'm glad that I can make money doing something that I enjoy.

[@RaidenKaiser]

3:57 That!! I wanna know that game!!

[@gamingwildlife]

Raiden Kaiser Journey by Thatgamecompany

[@RaidenKaiser]

Gaming Wildlife I like the art style its rare to see that style of graphics and color

[@ATaha-ml4ir]

+Raiden Kaiser its called journey

[@msazal90]

+Raiden Kaiser journey for PS3-4 AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@derwini7404]

+Mahfuz Sazal peasant. just pirate on pc

[@Medachod]

I am a bit mixed on it. I like to play video games and I actually have some hilarious comments about them myself, but if I ever tried to film myself playing them, I couldn't do it. So who knows, maybe a vast majority of us do have the potential, but only when we are around friends, in our comfort zone or something else. And then there was someone that did not care if they were being filmed and Let's Play was born.

[@cerebralwolf666]

only reason you wouldn't do it is because you're self conscious

[@Medachod]

shadow-Leena No, it's more on my first theory. I can not even do anything well when I am being filmed, but can do so proficiently by myself or whenever I am in a relaxed mood among my friends.

[@babylonsaber2890]

+shadow-Leena thats not the case actually. Theres alot of lets players who started out self concious and used lets plays to get over it IE MasaeAnela

[@pbilk]

I feel you. Editing is bugger, but when done right and well you praise yourself for how beautiful it is and so thankful that it is done. :)

[@megamonstudios]

I find it interesting how there are different styles of let's plays now. Some super informative, some live commentary, some post commentary, some from a stream, some pre edited, some with 2 or even 3 people, and some with cams or not. It really has evolved from where I started watching them from channels like clementj264 to brainscratch to game grumps.

[@ApocalypticZPT]

LOL your channel is so good i thought this had at least a milion subs :o You guys are really awesome keep it real!

[@matman000000]

I love how people like to bash let's players for getting money for "no work", or even comparing them to harder jobs with low income. First, it's not true. Second, your income in any entertainment industry is based on your popularity and personality, unlike most 9-to-5 jobs that some people see as the only "real" job. Third, if you're jealous of them, then it's your problem that you can't find a way to get more money for easier or more entertaining work, not theirs.

[@davidbierbrauer4029]

Lol you won my subscription with your thrusting tutorial at the end. Keep up the good work

[@JoekingJoeker]

I've been following you guys for a couple of years now and I'd like to say a few things. Your quality of videos have really improved in the last year or so...that's awesome. I like your actual entertaining discussion of a subject rather than slamming stuff into the ground, kudos to you. Keep up the good work.

[@roroboro9385]

If Twitch girl gamers were 100% honest?

[@frostyblade8842]

They did that

[@Ariche2]

xD True clickbait. You should do a 100% Honest on people a clickbait website. Pick one of a hundred.

[@Jameszf]

Do a if Gaming Wildlife were 100% honest with us. Things could include: ‌•Milking a fluke series for views because other videos suck ‌•Show how the channels growth is from milking ‌•Have a diagram of a cow with sore udders. ‌•Having a gummy bear presenter

[@retrogues3109]

Honestly really appreciate and love this video because unlike what I was expecting it actually is 100% Honest. Especially as a brand new channel basically self-teaching ourselves everything because we have a passion to create, not because it was "easy".

[@Alexandre-vq1rn]

If gaming wildlife were 100% honest with us

[@KorianBossMonster]

If your going to be honest about everything, you should be honest about yourselves

[@AlaniLTD]

+KorianBossMonster they already did

[@AlaniLTD]

***** it was mostly an update video revealing a new schedule a week ago

[@jodyboles8208]

And what part did they lie about exactly?

[@ARandomGuy24]

+KorianBossMonster Go on. What did they lie about?

[@EbonJackal]

I am glad to have found this channel, and I'm glad you take such an unexpected by true stance on the state of Let's Plays. You've earned a new subscriber. :) Can't wait for more!

[@Cowboy_boy1]

I really like how you take this. Subbed!

[@lambadelta2795]

so you didn't bash them for their negative points and just gave us a history about let's plays? just because something is time consuming doesn't make it ok. how about let's players that change their attitude and schedule after they get famous? how about those that use cats and boobs to get more viewers? you had tons of material to make it funny, but you guys are in the same environment so you didn't dare huh. don't become a parody of yourself.

[@cysrael92]

yeah they used the one that is about them as a giant plug buy let's not mention anything positive about anything else

[@TimotariusShow]

+Lamba Delta awwww someone is jeellllyyyy

[@cysrael92]

+Timotarius I just don't like bullies and whiners. They spend the whole time just to validate that they work hard. should have just been honest.

[@Sunkizerr]

+Lamba Delta its called "IF LETS PLAYERS WERE HONEST" not "BASH LETS PLAYERS" dipshit

[@Sunkizerr]

TheStrangerDreams naw fuck this guy

[@SirCaco]

"So anyway guys I really hate this fucking game and I don't wanna be doing this right now BUT IT'LL GET _SO_ MANY VIEWS!!!!"

[@connordavis4231]

When they say that, you KNOW its a joke

[@SirCaco]

Connor Davis That's why they never say it, but boy howdy is it noticeable sometimes...

[@astrangeone]

+Sir Caco D. Mon I hate the FNAF franchise (because it's a simple idea - limited resources + jump scares), but I know I would play the darn thing if I was a youtuber/let's player because it get so much attention from the fanboys.

[@SirCaco]

astrangeone Yeah. It's this kind of business-y decisions that gradually made KZbin a lot less about fun and a lot more about views.

[@jackwilliams-bukac7986]

I'm glad this video was made it really helps to justify that let's players deserve their well earnt credit I mean I myself am not a let's player but I have seen all of the amount of work needed to make the editing correct and fluent a lot of footage does get lost because it either didn't contrast correctly or certain parts didn't fit due to errors so thank you for making this video it really helps summarize the constant struggles and fun of being a let's player : )

[@dq1118]

This was cute. I'm totally buy a shirt when I get paid. So happy I found this channel some months back !

[@OutlawMaxV]

Baited to click, I feel used

[@Br0teas]

There is only one "lets player" on KZbin worth watching...Total Biscuit. He is honest and does not rely on silly voices and childish behavior for views. He gives PC gamers the information they need before purchasing a game.

[@Br0teas]

***** still the best on youtube

[@pieroisgod]

Matthew Brough *Chuggaconroy

[@chariot_requiem]

Matthew Brough **sigh** I tell this to everyone, but........ OPINION =/= FACT

[@Timx5599]

Holy fuck, learn to poke fun at yourselves guys. None of the shit you give to companies are going to have any weight if you're just going to withhold criticism for the sake of saving face on your own channel. The hypocrisy is too fucking great.

[@jodyboles8208]

Being honest doesn't alway resulting to insulting or making fun of something though....

[@Timx5599]

Jody Boles Well you could "be honest" and be positive with any of the other videos. For this video series, consistency should take precedence over self affiliation, and to say that there can't be anything simultaneously negative and honest about let's players is to prove just how defensively biased everyone is.

[@jodyboles8208]

Dusty Pine there isn't really anything positive about what a lot of the companies are doing these days.... And the only thing that negative about lets players is how imature some of them are but they shouldn't represent lets players as a whole as a lot of them aren't really like that.

[@Timx5599]

***** I know this is meant to be a troll comment but let's humor it for a second. Let's go ahead and assume that all I do all day every day is watch youtube videos. In what way does this make me a hypocrite? Hell, if you could even draw any sort of reasonable connection between making inconsistent videos for the sake of bolstering one's own image and watching youtube all day then I'll give up right now.

[@Timx5599]

Jody Boles The focus of my criticism is mostly directed towards the let's play community as a whole, as opposed to individuals within it. It's impossible to compare the two on the same level, which is another reason why this this video is so out of place. You claim that companies don't do anything positive? While there is definitely a lot of dirty shit that they do, let's not forget that they at least provide jobs to people, which is something that just isn't substantial at all in let's plays. Yes, let's plays promote the creative talent in people but I honestly don't see how they inspire any other contribution to society. Really they only disillusion people into thinking they can make money from playing video games all day which only degrades our work ethic as a society. Our generation is already extremely self absorbed; everything everyone does has to be documented and shared like anyone actually wants to see what they had for breakfast. The nature of this is apparent in gaming streams, even if it does take on a different form. Holy fuck I'm only 22 and I sound like an angry middle-aged man ranting about kids these days. I could go on about my hate for lets plays and create a truly ridiculous wall of text but considering where I'm commenting, these claims would be mostly against the grain. I'll just conclude by admitting that everything I've been saying has been an exaggeration to some degree, but God damn it if you can't find any truth in it then it's my own fault for expecting anything out of a youtube comment section.

[@aspennnnnnnn]

I'm pretty glad this exists. I'm not the biggest fan of let's plays (more of a Twitch fan, pretty much a lot less editing and a lot more having to be funny for long periods of time) but fully support the genre of videos and I respect most of the people that do it.

[@yacoale8153]

have you ever done video editing? no, have you? a square in the top left corner is not editing gamegrumps have an editor, they can afford it because they are so profitable if this video was actually honest it would go something like this "we appeal to little kids and the rest of the world hates us"

[@connordavis4231]

Lets see who edits their own videos: Vanoss and his crew (that would be about 7 or 8) Pewdiepie Markiplier Jacksepticeye Vinesauce and his crew (about 20)

[@kedoYT]

+Connor Davis And uh, you know, the other thousands you've left out.

[@connordavis4231]

Toxic i know.

[@yacoale8153]

nobody gives a fuck about anything I say on the internet for that matter. why did I watch the video? because I wanted to then I commented because I wanted to this video was made by letsplayers and its not funny nor remotely close to the truth (the "truth" being my opinion)

[@connordavis4231]

Yaco Ale I take it you're not a youtuber. Have you even tried?

[@markiplierSINGSbadly]

Hey isn't this what I mentioned to you a little while ago in the comments? XD

[@ryanp123456]

Another 100% honest thing should be that in reality whenever they say "be sure to like and comment," what they really want to say is "if you liked the video show us by clicking on the ads so that we can make money...Oh, and the ads to the right of the video make us the most money so if you are going to click one click that one." But they can't because they are legally required not to.

[@ChrisBryer]

I think you should do a "If Let's Players Were 100% Honest With Us Horror Edition"

[@MediocreLPC]

Well I do let's plays so I'll give it a try. There are two different parties to this. I hate horror games and people will laugh at me for it (where I'm at) I want children to watch me jump out of my chair and fling profanities left and right. (Markiplier and the like)

[@googamp32]

Not vicious enough! Let's players need more bashing for allowing people to just watch other people playing video games rather than buying them, and riling against Nintendo!

[@FirestoneX]

***** a lot of people like Fraser from Video Games Awesome, will preview a game when it comes out, then let you go out and buy it if you like it, and give you time to play it for yourselves before coming back and playing it again.

[@panzerkampfwagenkingtiger208]

I do not care what any one says, spending a few hours editing each video is nothing compared to the years of college that REAL professionals have to do in order to get a job that ACTUALLY HELPS society.

[@holdenroberts6973]

By your logic, LOTS of jobs aren't real jobs, like being a singer.

[@holdenroberts6973]

Or an actor.

[@holdenroberts6973]

Or any job that doesn't have a practical use to humanity.

[@holdenroberts6973]

It's called making entertainment. Without entertainment, we'd all live pretty boring lives compared to the way things are now. So get your head out of your ass, cupcake, and face the fact that anything you get paid to do is a real job.

[@panzerkampfwagenkingtiger208]

Holden Roberts Are you a 12 year old girl? Calling me "cupcake," and there are much MORE entertaining forms of entertainment than watching a man-child scream at Amnesia.

[@lastingenigma9717]

This was actually respectful and informative. Awesome work

[@ElselchoGaming]

I can't believe that Gaming Wildlife only has 51k yet has millions of views!

[@bastienmillecam3183]

With the other videos they produced, I hoped for something a bit more satyrical, but this end up very apologetic because it's their bread and butter. Com'on guys, we know it's a job, and we know you have to edit, that doesn't mean you have to be quiet on the discrepency between the time it takes a let's player to make a video, and the time it takes to make more educational videos. 5mn of Game Theory is hard labor compare to 5mn to produce a let's play. And let's not make a comparison with Vsauce

[@bastienmillecam3183]

5mn of Game Theory / 5mn of Let's Play. I will let this one slip away since the way it was written didn't make too much sense. But don't call me a dumb ass. It's an extremely trivial topic, it's pathetic you have to insult someone for this Edit : I invite you to join my previous conversation in the comment section of this video rather than spamming everyone.

[@femwrestlingfan1]

+B. Milkam It also implies they can't handle criticism for their bread and butter, or laugh at themselves. Seriously, this was them using their most popular series to defend themselves and carry out their own agenda. I watch Let's Play's but this was a bunch of self serving bullshit.

[@femwrestlingfan1]

+The Gaming Jesus I agree. If people don't think they should call it a "real job" then whatever. But it does not take five minutes to make a video. Truth is anyone who thinks that knows nothing about editing so who are they to criticize the effort in anyone's editing.

[@LamestLameOK]

The people calling Let's plays a job probably think cleaning up their room is a job, taking their dog out a job, fixing their TV a job. Anything that involves them doing something is considered to them a job.

[@sonicx7410]

+James Williams , I actually feel bad for the people who spent 5-12 years in collage and now paying off their debt with a dead end job when they could of done lets plays and make twice the money. Let's play=easy job=easy money for doing nothing

[@50Banana]

In the way they use it they mean something you make money from.

[@Gab8riel]

You spent lots of time doing something and you get paid for it, what do you call that? Do you get paid for cleaning your own room?

[@darfvather8499]

+James Williams Well, there ARE people who get payed to do all those things, so that argument is kind of shit; but I do agree with the whole point of it.

[@50Banana]

***** sure.

[@TheOnlyGimmeturben]

was unsure of where this would go, good on you mate

[@DrewColpurs]

I thought this was going to be some annoying tongue and cheek video mocking let's players and how "easy" they have it. I appreciate your commitment to ACTUALLY being honest and informative.

[@ProfessorCagan]

What about Chuggaconroy?

[@cheapbuddha6345]

...What about him?

[@ProfessorCagan]

He doesn't yell (much) and he works hard to bring us let's plays.

[@ikasu00]

He is different from other more popular let's player He always does games 100% (well except the pokedex and the ac catalog) He does full research on games He never does games blindly He's too fucking rich... I mean underrated

[@ProfessorCagan]

True

[@Chusterkuun]

Cagan It is weird. He has always been well known for his excellent work. But he's just not mentioned much anymore. I guess it's because his fanbase isn't as vocal as others (I think it's better that way). And maybe because he doesn't play pc games. He is, in my opinion, one of the most respectable LPers out there. Top notch editing, interesting/informative commentary and a unique personality. Maybe that's why he never got Retsupuraed.

[@knight2battle]

Ive done editing before.. its not that hard.

[@Vapor817]

It's not "hard" so much as it is time consuming

[@knight2battle]

Vapor Well washing a toilet is time consuming too.. just like cutting a potato, and watering the plants or digging a grave, however try solving a mathematical equation, or try to balance 10 apple while standing on 1 foot, even though it might take less time than finding a coin in a grass, but its hard because it requires a lot of mental energy and concentration, not to mention the amount of years of practice.

[@Vapor817]

knight2battle That's true but their point was that editing can take hours which was why I said it wasn't really "hard".

[@knight2battle]

Vapor But sitting behind the screen, jumping on hype trains, and criticizing game companies with skilled people like animators, programmers and modelers, in an economy and market that is so dynamic, and difficult, with their level of education and comprehension of the corporate world, without a doubt they are still quite mediocre. Unless they are doing some game production themselves, they cant really understand. These guys are starting to become smucks and somebody needs to put these guys in their place before they forget.

[@Vapor817]

knight2battle I'm sure they understand that companies have people with many skilled workers but in case you haven't noticed, that's not the people they're criticizing. They're criticizing the business executives and people who effectively write the checks to those programmers, modelers, and animators. Those are the people who make the shitty decisions that degrade an entertainment company in order to make the most profit, not the dozens of skilled professionals who have to do what they're told in order to get paid. Of course Gaming Wildlife be mediocre at this compared to them, because they're still an independent studio populated with people who likely hold their own jobs since the view count implies that they couldn't make nearly enough on YT ads alone.

[@ekeb1]

Yes. I have edited alot in my line of work. Done a lot of animations and cgi as well. There is no work to lets play. I still enjoy them though.

[@ekeb1]

***** Yeah I understand you spend alot of time in editing and do your best efforts, often its just simple cuts here and there. I dont try to downplay a Lets Players work, I watch alot of Lets Plays and have done some myself(not on this channel). BUT compared to a short film for a festival, a motion picture or a feature film there is not really that hard. But then again I have an education to go along such work. But hey, I'm a fan of Lets Plays!

[@ekeb1]

***** Yeah totally. Its hard having to edit something you created, potentially removing large parts of your creation.

[@toastydoom153]

Honestly I agree that the video editing part of making a video is pretty hard. A year ago when I was trying to make videos I would have to play for about an hour to get footage, sit through it for about 2 hours just picking out the parts I actually find good, and when all that was done I'd be lucky to have a 15 minute video. Eventually it got so consuming that I didn't have time to do it anymore and just kinda gave up. Guess making lets plays aren't for everyone.

[@KaedeIshimora]

Toast Of Doom It really isn't, and I am a little bit in that boat now. it so time consuming getting videos up, so much so that I have to HOPE I get a few edited during the weekend so I can upload all week. That accompanied by slow internet and computer. It's not fun, editing can take about 10 hours if I am unlucky. and that's about 2 hours of video cut down to about 45 minutes of actual usable video? And god forbid I screw up, like my most recent video which has an audio Issue which was noticed ONLY after I had them uploaded. But I digress, for some odd reason I still enjoy it and try my best to keep putting videos out. Yay for apparently "Easy" work!

[@calebsawyer4037]

I'm not really much of a KZbinr at all, to be honest. Even though I like to record myself making videos of me playing my favorite video games and all, but I like to record stuff for fun instead of me uploading videos while trying not to make a huge fool of myself playing the games.

[@AEIIIStraigon]

Calling lets plays a job is kind of an insult to those that work construction, scrub shitters, or drool over spreadsheets all day. I mean, it's technically correct - I'm just saying.

[@Satsaru]

+AEIIIStraigon So, only people who hate what they do are considered to have jobs? Or if it's monotonous enough, it's now a "legitimate" job?

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

+AEIIIStraigon So according to you a job is something that you can't have fun doing? They earn money off of playing games.

[@koricthegreat4047]

+AEIIIStraigon anything becomes a job once it becomes a demand and people want you to keep supplying it and you do cause it pays your bills. Difficulty and importance is another thing. You describe jobs with how difficult or important they are. But that doesn't define wether or not its a job.

[@AEIIIStraigon]

Hey, people, read the last line - "it's technically correct" It's still an insult to people who bust their ass doing things they actually don't like. Comparing editing to roofing, for random example, is silly

[@AEIIIStraigon]

"Saying its insulting is actually being a dick and shitting on the effort a lot of people put into there videos" Because it's not nearly as much work as roofing - it really is that simple Some dense mofos up in here

[@WeyounVI]

"Have you ever done video editing in your entire life!?" Holy fuck. ded. subbed

[@Blueniter]

Gaming Wildlife The long editing is so true and is a pain sometimes. Nice video

[@MakisOfEquinox]

Let's plays take VERY VERY little editing as compared to machinima, or other mediums.

[@justincanu9153]

Yeah that one seems like a bit of a cop out, it's slightly time consuming sure but it's just grabbing some clips together, putting your pre made beginning and end rolls in place, popping your annoying advertising pop ins where needed and putting your audio clip over it. Not exactly the hardest thing to do.

[@MakisOfEquinox]

+justin canu exactly, unlike writing a script, getting acting down, etc

[@justincanu9153]

Makis Equinox Thing is a lot of these lets plays aren't scripted or acted, they're literally just people sitting on the couch dicking around or in pewdies case just seeing what retardation comes belching out today

[@MakisOfEquinox]

justin canu Exactly, what i mean. It literally takes little to no effort than blathering on and screaming over gameplay. Don't get me wrong I love nintendocaprisun, and chugga, but all the other let's players are just the same idiots to me.

[@thearcheduck8746]

+Makis Equinox Ok, pewdiepie. His amnesia series was usually 4-8 hours long in a raw video and then its edited down to a 4-8 minute video.

[@laughatmychannel1211]

This probably was the least offensive video they have ever made lmao

[@aaroncuthbertson942]

I'm more excited about his headphones than anything else. Sennheiser HD 201!

[@FreeAimDog]

yes i do video editing in most of my videos which is 70% of the time. its not hard, its fun. so no its not really work that goes into it

[@GrandAngel8000]

... The fk? I just watched like 10 videos of you guys bashing companies for almost every negative thing about them, but when it comes to the KZbin horseshit (that you're now obviously knee-high in), you *DEFEND* it?! Well, I *was* subscribed to you. Until now.

[@tadtad4616]

+Grand Priest One bad video = unsubscribe

[@GrandAngel8000]

tadtad If it's bad enough, ya. And this was bad enough.

[@SirPlotALot]

+Grand Priest How was it that bad?

[@GrandAngel8000]

SirPlotALot Oh I don't know ... maybe it's the fact that they threw away all their integrity for the sole purpose of not offending anyone within the KZbin circlejerk.

[@chasechute1491]

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[@ohmyflippiningod]

This video isn't really "honest" because it's biased. It's a good video and makes good points but we need an outside view as well to be really "honest"

[@MaskedImposter]

Laughed just reading the video's title... Now to watch the video haha.

[@vDomMusic]

This was a great video. The question I have is what about the "old school" style of let's players? People like Chuggaaconroy, NintendoCapriSun and StephenPlays?

[@jackd.chicken6253]

Is editing time consuming? Yes, is editing tough? No. I am a freelance editor myself, and has been involved in quite some time consuming stuff, but editing is not tough. Or at least, that depends on what you're doing. If you're editing a let's play, maybe 1 hour of footage, then editing is the easiest thing in the world. Add an intro, split the footage into sequences (if you have made the footage as such), mark funny parts and/or uninteresting parts, cut uninteresting parts out, add the effect you want to the funny parts, add an outro, render (depending on your PC, and how much you have added to the original footage, the time varies). Rendering is usually what takes up the most time for me, as my PC processor is shite. I really do despise people who say "OH YOU SAY LET'S PLAYS ARE EASY TO MAKE. WELL YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED EDITING THEN!" If you look at most let's play videos, the editing is limited to small cuts, maybe some text added, some zoom effects maybe, maybe webcam footage in the cornour (EXTREMELY EASY TO SYNC BTW), and maybe some lighting effects. Come back when you're making montage parodies like AncientReality and Pyrocynical, or when you're making youtube poop and/or gamer poop like mans1ay3r, then you can talk about how editing is "hard."

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

video editing isnt that hard...especially when there is 50,000 premiere pro tutorials out there...

[@lucetubegplusstillsux2678]

I watched Lets Plays back when they were mostly video game walkthroughs from Game FAQ writers, and honestly I still like that style better than the quickly edited "boring bits cut out" style since they make games seem more exciting than they really are. I'd love to see a version of Lets Plays "Just the boring bits" a bit of the reverse of those "only the good part" compilations just to show a lot of the slog that one goes through but everyone magically seems to forget.

[@Shin_FTW]

I do minor video editing and I've spent days uploading old SAO Re: Hollow Fragment videos to KZbin because I was uploading them from my PS4 to Facebook to then download them to my laptop and run them through Movie Maker for editing, until I realized my Facebook video album has a limit and as I was uploading new vids, old ones were getting removed, so now I've just been editing and uploading the ones on Facebook to KZbin to catch up. I haven't played the game in like 2 days because of all the work I've been putting in, and I still have quite a bit to go. Making a 5 minute montage from numerous videos of footage took me hours because I had to go through all my videos and pick out those moments for the montages. Montages are harder to make than longer raw footage. People don't know how hard it is.

[@Sweet_Reverb]

Let's Play is still a cancer. Don't try and make me feel bad, it won't work.

[@appelmonkey375]

Deponzy Barley It isn't that bad, some lets players are legit funny and les plays help us to see if the games are something we would enjoy

[@christopherrankin1468]

Sooooo... Basically this is a video defending Let's Play channels. If Let's Play creators were honest with us, they would tell us that their content is mostly full of overreacting, over exaggerating, and trying to act in such a way to keep children entertained. Real Let's Play videos that matter to me are calm and thought-provoking with maybe some genuine laughing or jokes. I will say that I have seen Pewdiepie's first Amnesia run and it was alright. His To The Moon LP was really good. So I'm not hating on him. I'm hating on the really obvious fake shit that is constantly created.

[@SethKasso]

I love the honesty of this channel

[@haydengrimm7814]

The thrusting tutorial was the best part. Glad I watched it all the way through.

[@edward18517]

Let's Playing IS a hobby -_- it ain't an industry in the slightest. It's just modern youtube throwing money at people. They see what makes views and gives people money. That ain't a job, it's just pathetic is all. Before LPs exploded into this huge "facecam" fad and shit it was actually fun. Now it's just about people trying to get others to watch their annoying shit. *Both dropped out of college so that they could do youtube fulltime* ...I didn't think I'd ever feel sad for someone like Pewdiepie... There may be "editting" that goes into Let's Plays, but that doesn't mean it should qualify as any sort of job. I edit all my AMVs and stuff and it's a bitch to do, but that's no excuse to try and make money off of it. It's just for fun is all. *Emphasis on the commentary, not necessarily the gameplay* And that's kinda part of the problem with modern LPs. Back in 2006-2008 it was more on making both enjoyable. And yeah...those..."clickbait" thumbnails just make me wanna punch the people that put them up in the face mainly. Just annoying to look at more than anything.

[@jodyboles8208]

If it pays and you can make a living off of it then it is a job. Plain and simple. Doesn't matter how hard you think it is.

[@edward18517]

It has nothing to do with it being hard or not. It has to do with it simply not being a job.

[@jodyboles8208]

edward18517 but it is a job. If you make money off of it and can make a living out of it then it is indeed a job. Just like being on the stage telling jokes is a job.

[@edward18517]

A very dishonest one.

[@jodyboles8208]

edward18517 how is it dishonest?

[@slashingkatie7872]

You forgot to complain about how you makes tons of money sitting around recording video game footage but how mean old Nintendo won't let you make money off that Smash Bros. video you recorded and how that is the worst thing in the history of all mankind.

[@darison958]

I lost it at the thrusting tutorial lol! wasn't expecting it, but it was amazing. hahahaha

[@hennyzhi2261]

Congrats on the 70k subscribers.

[@hugeguy8714]

So you say that video editing is what makes Lets Plays difficult to create, and then you go on to say that these lets players create around three videos a day. LOL! If they can successfully finish three fully edited videos a day, then it's clearly not difficult. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some lets players myself, but stop fucking pretending like it's hard. Seriously, ITS TIME TO STOP!

[@Gpeagasus246]

+Mr. Game & Watch the thing is that it's difficult to edit those videos. game grumps have people to edit their videos and the same with markiplier. but people like pewdiepie, dashiegames, and coryxkenshin do their own editing. just because they can get it done frequently doesn't mean the process is easy.

[@RyanStorey1231]

Your analogy about Let's Players being the video game equivalent of Sports Commentators was pretty accurate. I don't know why people don't attack Sports Commentators for basically having an easy job where all they do is talk about something, but attack Let's Players for basically doing the same thing.

[@rmprod729]

Wow this was surprisingly humble. Love the optimistic tone this one had.

[@terran698]

i made a 1minute 34second commercial for a college class. it was pretty good, but took 5hour to make. i've had a new appreciation for lets players ever since.

[@maxlimon707]

you guys earned my subscription

[@MuscleCarLover]

Video editing is like the paperwork of KZbin, it takes an absolute age to do and nobody enjoys it, but it's just something that needs to be done

[@guy31978]

As much as I love it when you rip into folks, it's nice to see something so, well, positive. Gives me a happy glow :)

[@1233bobb]

This was less a if they were honest to us and more of a history of let's plays. Don't get me wrong this was still very enjoyable.